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Ontogenic Expression Profiles of Gonadotropins (fshb, lhb) and Growth Hormone (gh) during Sexual Differentiation and Puberty Onset in Female Zebrafish


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1 School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, HKSAR, China
 

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  • Ontogenic Expression Profiles of Gonadotropins (fshb, lhb) and Growth Hormone (gh) during Sexual Differentiation and Puberty Onset in Female Zebrafish

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W. T. Chen
School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, HKSAR, China
W. Ge
School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, HKSAR, China

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2011%2Fv4iS8%2F30864